This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 159 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 159 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Assertion:Soviet Union, decided to convert Cuba into a Russian base.Reason:Cuba was an ally of the Soviet Union and received both diplomatic and financial aid from it. A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A). B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). 2. Which among the following has a higher rate of economic growth and development? A) Democracies. B) Dictatorship. C) All non democratic regimes. D) Monarchies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dictatorship. 3. A large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own A) Nation-state. B) Nation. C) State. D) Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nation. 4. Who is the first Chief minister Of Maharashtra? A) Uddhav thare. B) Yashwantarao chavan. C) Vasantrao Naik. D) Sharad Pawar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yashwantarao chavan. 5. There is a consequence of the spirit of regionalism- A) Attachment to your area. B) National interest. C) National unity. D) Separatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separatism. 6. A Constitution is a body of A) Basic laws. B) Rules. C) Principles. D) Moral values. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basic laws. 7. In this type of government the power is shared between the central and local governments. A) Confederate. B) Federal. C) Unitary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal. 8. There is a provision for reservation for women in the election of local bodies of Bihar. A) 27%. B) 33%. C) 40%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50%. 9. First Five Year plan was based on A) Harrod judges model. B) P.C.Mahalabis Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harrod judges model. 10. Which of the following is NOT a role that interest groups play? A) Campaign funding. B) Participation. C) Agenda building. D) Program monitoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Campaign funding. 11. What impact did the Crimean War have on the Concert of Europe? A) It made the Concert of Europe stronger. B) It had no impact on the Concert of Europe. C) It destroyed the Concert of Europe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It destroyed the Concert of Europe. 12. What term is defined as the most basic activities that we all have the right to enjoy, such as voting? A) Checks and balances. B) Due process of law. C) Judicial review. D) Civil rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil rights. 13. Assertion:The nationalist leaders were clear that the economic concerns of the government of free India would have to be different from the narrowly defined commercial functions of the colonial government.Reason It was further clear that the eradication of the poverty was not the responsibility of the government, but the people. A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A). B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. 14. India led the world protest against US when the latter attacked Egypt over Suez canal issue in 1956. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Blacks, coloured and Indians fought against the Apartheid since ..... A) 1850. B) 1950. C) 1750. D) 1650. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1950. 16. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct? A) Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions. B) Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions. C) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions. D) Power-sharing is not necessary at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions. 17. The largest influence on a person's political ideology is ..... A) Religion. B) Race. C) Gender. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family. 18. A "good" constitution must be ..... A) Unwritten and rigid. B) Written and rigid. C) Definite and clear in meaning. D) Bulky and elaborate to avoid any doubt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Definite and clear in meaning. 19. Sadhbhawana Diwas was observed on: A) 15th August. B) 20th August. C) 29th August. D) 21st May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20th August. 20. What is the difference between general law and constitutional law? A) General law needs simple majority votes in order to be amended while constitutional law needs two-third majority majority to do so. B) Constitutional law tells about the power of branches of government while general law concerns with rights and duties of citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General law needs simple majority votes in order to be amended while constitutional law needs two-third majority majority to do so. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOverview QuizzesPolitical Science Quiz 1Political Science Quiz 2Political Science Quiz 3Political Science Quiz 4Political Science Quiz 5Political Science Quiz 6Political Science Quiz 7Political Science Quiz 8Political Science Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books